I want to thank EVERYONE that responded to my message (both on and off the board) about leaving AOL. I never had so many insightful suggestions and I do appreciate it so much. Regards, Karen On Oct 8, 2008, at 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:31:27 -0400 > From: Karen <[email protected]> > Subject: [AOL-RW] Leaving AOL > To: [email protected] > > I hope someone can give me some suggestions. I have used AOL for > almost 14 years and am a Mac user. Over the years I have paid as much > as $22.95 and as little as $9.95 a month for the service. I have > always had 3 AOL email addresses, one for personal mail, one for my > genealogy, and one that my husband uses. > Two years ago, upon the urging of my adult children, I got a PC laptop > and have always had dial up. This July I got a new MacBook and > switched to high speed cable modem. I was told by the staff at the > Apple Store the one thing I DID NOT want to do was download AOL to my > MacBook. I have now been accessing my AOL mail on the Mac through a > mail set up that they showed me how to use that imports my AOL mail > over to this program. I can also access AOL from my browser. I can > sign onto AOL that is installed on my PC laptop. > My questions are: > 1-Can I get free email with AOL and still keep all three of my email > addresses? I have had the same email address for my genealogy for 14 > years and would hate to have to switch it now. > 2-Can I cancel AOL over the phone or can I do it online? > 3-Are there any advantages to keeping the AOL service when I shouldn't > install it on the Mac. The reason the Apple Store told me NOT to > install it was due to the fact that AOL loads so much stuff onto your > computer that you don't need and it takes up space and slows down your > computer. > Any comments would be appreciated. > Karen